- By Kamal Kumar
- Sun, 28 Jul 2024 04:16 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Delhi IAS Coaching Flood News: Three UPSC aspirants lost their lives after drowning in a sewage water flood at a coaching library situated in civil service's 'mecca' Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar. The shocking incident, which took place around 6:00 pm on Saturday, ignited a huge uproar with coaching students taking to the streets, demanding strict action against culprits. The three deceased, all civil services aspirants in their 20s, have been identified.
According to Delhi police, the three victims have been identified as Shreya Yadav from Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Hyderabad in Telangana and Nivin Delvin from Ernakulam, Kerala. As per the initial reports, all three were UPSC aspirants, taking coaching from Rau's IAS coaching centre. Currently, the bodies of three victims have been placed in the RML hospital mortuary and their parents have been informed about the tragic incident, officials added.
Who were the victims?
Shreya Yadav was among the three deceased in the accident. A meritorious student, she had come to Delhi in April this year with a dream of becoming an IAS officer. Her father runs a dairy shop while his two younger siblings are still attending the school. 28-year-old Navin Delvin has been identified as the second victim. A native of Kerala's Ernakulam was an M.Phil student at Jawaharlal Nehru University. His grief-ridden parents were admitted to hospital after they received the news.
What transpired at Rau's IAS library on Saturday night
According to the police, a PCR call was received by the Delhi Fire Safety Department at around 7 pm. The caller reported three to four students trapped in a UPSC coaching library's basement which was flooded due to a sewage pipe burst. After intense efforts by the police and NDMA team, the water level reached 8 feet from 12 and three bodies were recovered.
35 Students Were Present Inside The One-way Basement Library
According to eyewitnesses, around 30-35 students were present at the time of the incident in the library. Around 15-20 successfully came out when the flooding started but several were trapped due to the intense water pressure which filled the basement within minutes. While several students were saved, three went missing and their dead bodies were recovered by the emergency response teams.
UPSC Aspirants Death: Action Taken So Far
Delhi police have arrested the coaching centre owner and coordinator about the deaths of three civil services aspirants. The accused have been identified as Abhishek Gupta and Deshpal Singh, Police officials said.
UPSC Aspirants Death: Political Slugfest Erupts On Tragic Incident
Both BJP and Aam Aadmi Party started trading barbs and termed each other responsible for the untimely death of three civil services aspirants. While Delhi LG pinned the incident on the UTs AAP government calling it the “apparent collapse of Delhi's drainage infrastructure and the broader issue of misgovernance”, AAP Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj blamed LG, and the officials, which are under LG's control saying "the government can neither transfer these officers nor take any action against them. Only LG sahab can take action."